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Emma KannardBioI am a Research Assistant in Dr. Melissa Lewis’ and Dr. Dana Litt’s Studying Alcohol and Related Risks (STARR) Research Lab. I received my B.A. in Psychology with minors in Counseling and Spanish from the University of North Texas. During my undergraduate studies I was a research assistant and recruitment coordinator for the Teen Stress and Alcohol Research (St.A.R.) Laboratory directed by Dr. Heidemarie Blumenthal, working on research pertaining to adolescent anxiety and substance use. Post-graduation I worked as a full time project coordinator for the Mood and Psychopathology Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Camilo Ruggero where I oversaw a research grant pertaining to the HiTOP system. |
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Delaney MillerBioI am a Research Assistant in Dr. Melissa Lewis’ and Dr. Dana Litt’s Studying Alcohol and Related Risks (STARR) Research Lab. I received my B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from the University of North Texas. As an undergraduate, I worked as a Research Assistant and Recruitment Coordinator in the Teen Stress and Alcohol Research (St.A.R.) Laboratory under mentorship of Dr. Heidemarie Blumenthal. I am continuing to work in the Teen St.A.R. Lab as a post-baccalaureate research assistant. With my background in adolescent and young adult health behavior research, I aspire to practice therapy with younger populations, with focuses on trauma, women’s and gender issues, and healthy coping techniques. |
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Haleigh HicksBioI am a Research Assistant in Dr. Melissa Lewis’ and Dr. Dana Litt’s Studying Alcohol and Related Risks (STARR) Research Lab. I received my B.S. in Psychology with minors in Substance Use Treatment, Clinical Health, and Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Arlington. During my undergraduate studies, I served as a research assistant in the Behavioral Neuroscience and Addiction lab under the mentorship of Dr. Linda Perrotti, as well as the Social Behavior in Adolescents lab under the mentorship of Dr. Lauri Jenson-Campbell. Furthermore, I served as a project coordinator for the Modular Adaptive Virtual Reality Intervention for Clinical Substance Use Disorders (MAVRICS) Study under the mentorship of Dr. Micki Washburn where I oversaw a NIDA funded study which examined the use of a virtual reality cue exposure program for individuals recovering from substance use disorders. My main research interests include better understanding how parental substance use impacts mental health and substance use outcomes in adolescent populations alongside identifying protective factors that may serve to mitigate the risk of adverse outcomes in this population. In order to pursue these interests further, I will be pursuing my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington under the mentorship of Dr. Debrielle Jacques in the Fall 2024 quarter. |
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